Toy pistol



E. S. PEAKE A ril 12, 1932.

TOY PISTOL 3 Sheets-Sheet Filed Oct. 28. 1930 E. s. PVEAKE Api'il 12,1932.

TOY PISTOL Filed Oct. 28, 1930 3 SheetsSheet 2 3mm Edward fiuPea-EeApril 12, 1932. E. s. PEAKE 1,853,832

TOY PISTOL Filed Oct. 28, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 I Edward flu mie auwvPatented Apr. 12, 1932 EDWARD S. PEAKE, OF VJ'ESTERVILLE, OHIO, ASSIGNORTO THE KILGORE MFG. COM- PANY, OF WESTERVILLE, OHIO, A CORPORATION Of?OHIO TOY PISTOL Application filed October 28, 1930. Serial No. 491,785.

My invention relates to toy pistol-s of the type known as repeaters andhas for its principal object to provide a construction in which the capstrip will be fed automatically .5 without any possibility of wrinklingof the strip, resulting in the pistol missing fire.

A. further object of the invention is to provide a construction in whichall the parts are rigid and wherein the number of parts is ma- 10terially reduced over the number commonly employed in constructions ofthis character.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a view partly broken away showing the parts in normalposition.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the parts in the position they occupywhen the trigger is retracted.

Figure 3 is a side elevation.

Figure 4; is a detailed view of the operating mechanism.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 55 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a view of a modification.

Figure 7 is a similar view of the modification with the operating partsremoved.

Figure 8 is a section on the line 8-8 of Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a detailed view of the hammer. Referring to the drawings,the pistol comprises mating cast sections 10 and 11 which are boltedtogether as at 12 and 13. The section 11 is provided with a projection14; about which pivots a cover plate 15, and which is retained inposition by the section 10, as 4 shown in Figure 5, where it will beobserved that the cover plate 15 is retained between the sections 10 and11 to pivot on the projection 14 when the sectional castings are unitedas described.

The section 11 is provided with a slot 16 through which a trigger 17projects when the castings are united, as shown in Figure 1.

The trigger 17, as shown in Figure 4., is provided with an extension 18.This extension terminates in lug l9 and a further upstanding flatportion 20. The flat portion 20 is provided with a laterally projectingintegral pin 21. A lug 22 is formed on the trigger at the opposite endfrom the lug 19 and a pin 23 is made integral with the trigger andlocated at the end opposite from the pin 21. The lugs 19 and 22, thepins 21 and 23, and the extended portion 20 are all formed on one sideof the trigger, as shown. At the opposite side, and adjacent the fingerportion, a laterally extending lug 24 is made integral with the trigger.

The casting 11 is provided with upstanding integral pin or shaft 25 andthe trigger is provided with an opening 26 which receives the said pin.In this manner the trigger is pivotally mounted for operative movement.

The casting 11 is also provided with an integral laterally extending pinor shaft 27 upon which is pivotally mounted the hammer 28. The hammer isnormally held in engagement with the anvil 29 formed on the casting 11by a leaf spring 30, as shown. I

The hammer at one edge thereof is provided with a notch 31 and adjacentone end on the opposite edge is provided with a fiattened portionextending laterally upon opposite sides of the hammer, as shown at 32.

An actuating member is indicated as a whole at 33 and, as shown, pivotsupon the pin 23 on the trigger. This actuating member is provided with anotched offset portion 3% on one edge and at its edge opposite saidnotch is formed with a laterally extended portion having a lug 35.

A roll of caps, such as is usually employed in repeater pistols of thistype, is indicated at 36 and is positioned for rotation upon a pin 37,preferably formed integral with the casting 11. The cap strip passesfrom the roll 36 to the anvil where it is fired in the operation of thepistol.

The cap strip engaging member is indicated at 38 and comprises a pieceof sheet metal having an enlarged portion 39. One edge of such enlargedportion is curved as shown and the side edges of the cap engaging memberat one end extend together as shown. An opening 40 is formed in the capengaging member and receives the pin 21 of the trigger. At its oppositeend, the said cap engaging member is bent over to form a web 41extending laterally from opposite sides of the cap engaging member. Theedge 42 of the said web constitutes the cap engaging por- CUE") tion ofthe member 38 when the pistol is actuated. The parts are assembled inposition with the trigger pivoted on the pin 25 and the actuating memberpivoted on the pin 23. A loop spring 43 has its loop received'on the pin23 with one leg of the spring engaging the lug 22 of the trigger and theother leg engaging the other lug of the actuating member so that theactuating member is normally projected from the trigger. The ham mer ismounted in position upon the pin 27 and a loop spring 44 is receivedover the pin 25, one leg of said spring engaging the lug 24 on thetrigger and the other leg of the spring engaging an enlargement 45constituting the base of the pin 27. It will be understood that theenlargement 45 forms the bearing upon which one side of the triggerrotates and spaces the trigger the proper dis- .tance from the body ofthe casting, the said base extendin laterally upon opposite sides of thepin, as shown, and allows the hammer to overlie the trigger.

The cap engaging member is pivoted upon the pin 21 and a loop spring 46is received over said pin, one leg of the spring 46 engaging the lug 1%)and the other leg engaging the cap engaging member near its contact edge42 as shown.

In this manner the actuating member is carried by the trigger andnormally projected therefrom, while the hammer is normally projectedtoward the anvil by the spring 30, but by reason of the loop spring 44,the trigger is normally projected away from the hammer while its bodyportion is urged toward the hammer. The cap engaging member, is carriedby the trigger and is normally projected toward the cap strip 48, byreason 01": the weak spring 46.

The purpose of the actuating member will be perceived upon inspection ofFigures 1, 2, and 4 of the drawings, the lug 34 normally engaging in thenotch 31 of the hammer. Thus, when the trigger is retracted, the hammeris propelled away from the anvil until the sliding contact of thesurfaces of the notch and lug is such that their engagement ceases andthe hammer can then strike the anvil under the force of the spring 30.The trigger is returned to normal position by reason of the spring 44which is stronger than the weak shrine 43. and as a result, the

actuating member rides over the edge of the hammer and is projected backinto the notch 31 therein by the spring 43, and tiis operation isassisted by the movement of the body of the trigger toward the hammerowing to the pivoted disposition of the trigger and the spring 44.

When the trigger is actuated, the extension 20 rises in an arc towardthe anvil and, of course, carries with it the cap engaging member 38.The extent of the arc carries the contact edge 42 into engagement withthe strip, and it will be noted that the casting 11 is provided with alaterally extending portion 49 having acurved lower edge 50 againstwhich the contact edge 42 compresses the strip 48 and moves itprogressively relative to the anvil 29 in which the edge 50 terminates.

The parts are so related that upon each actuation of the trigger, thehammer is retracted and simultaneously the cap strip is propelled towardthe anvil to bring a cap in the proper position to be exploded by thehammer when it is released through the retracting movement of thetrigger.

The operation of the pistol is entirely automatic and notwithstandingthat the trigger is given a quick successive actuation, there is noopportunity for the parts to bind or for the cap strip to wrinkle orpile up which have been customary obstacles to a repeater pistol of thistype.

It will be understood that the spring 46 is a relatively weak spring andis designed to project the cap engaging member away from the body of thetrigger but in effect acts as a cushion for the cap engaging member innormal position and a guide for the cap strip as shown in Figure 1. Thecurved edge 39 of the enlarged portion of the cap engaging member willbe guided or held in position by the adj acentcurved edge of the hammerand the flat edge portion 32 of thehammer normally will act as a stop tolimit the movement of the cap engaging member away from the triggerunder the action of the spring 46, as will be seen from Figure 1.

lVhen the trigger is pulled and the harm mer is moved away from theanvil, the cap engaging member is released and with the portion 20 movestoward the curved edge 50. Thus the spring 46 will exert its full forceupon the cap engaging member to move it into engagement with the capstrip and maintain the contact edge 42 in contact with the cap stripuntil the parts return to normal position. i V i The casting 11 isprovided with an arcrate slot 51 and when the parts are assembled inposition, the lug 24 moves in said slot. This construction serves toguide the trigger in its movement as well as limit it and avoids the useof an excessive number of leaf springs which with some constructionshave been found to occasion jamming and disengagement of the parts.

With the present construction, the leaf spring 30 is confinedsubstantially throughout its length and is disposed in relatively deepnotches While the remainder of "the springs are carried by pins and areinterposed between the respective parts with which the legs of the loopsare engaged.

The cover plate 15 may be moved to uncover the pistol and allow a rollof caps to be replaced, as well as-oil the machine, as

shown in dotted lines in Figure 3. When closed, the cover plate is heldby frictional contact with a lug 52 formed on the casting 10, and theother side of the cover plate engages the lateral enlarged side 53 ofthe portion 49.

The cap strip it will be noted emerges through an opening 54 formedjointly by the casting l0 and 11.

In Figure 6 of the drawings I have illustrated a modification whichcomprises a structure wherein instead of the leaf spring shown inFigures 1 and 2, a coil spring is employed.

It will be observed that the coil spring 60 has its coil disposed overthe pin 61 formed integral with one of the castings and that in thisconstruction the enlargement 45 employed in connection with Figures 1and 2 is eliminated. The legs of the spring respectively engage a lug 62formed on the ham-- mer and a pin 63 which is preferably integral withone of the castings. The longer leg of the spring which engages the pin63 is also r confined by the adjacent portion of the laterally extendinglug 32, which in Figure 6 is indicated at 64.

It will be understood that the springs engaging the cap engaging memberand the ac- :1: tuator are relatively weak springs, while the springengaging the trigger is relatively stronger, and the springs 30 or 60,as the case may be, are quite strong in order to give the hammer asuflicient striking or exploding force.

Referring to Figure 7, it will be observed that the pin 25 upon whichthe trigger pivots is surrounded by a substantially circular groove 65which communicates with a groove 66 extending axially away from thegroove 65 and merging with the arcuate slot 51 in the casting. Thegroove 65 and its grooved arm 66 serve to confine the coil and one legof the coil spring 26, the said leg engaging the pin 61 which issituated flush with the groove 66 as shown.

It will be understood that in both the construction shown in Figures 1and 2 and the construction shown in Figures 6 and 7, pin 25 is shorterthan the pin 27 and this is best illustrated in Figure 8. In this mannerthe trigger is allowed to operate and the hammer to overlie the triggerwithout any danger of the parts jamming, with the advantage that a verysimple and reliable construction can be employed and confined within thecontour and size of the usual pistol.

It will be understood that in the construction disclosed in Figures 6and 7 that the spring for actuating the hammer has its one leg disposedin the groove 66 with its coil in the groove 65 and its other legengaging the lug 24 on the trigger.

By reason of the modified construction shown in Figures 6 to 9inclusive, the use of a leaf spring may be eliminated if desired, and atthe same time the parts are permitted to operate without any opportunityfor jamming and at the same time the hammer is provided with asufficient impelling force to explode the cap.

I claim:

1. A pistol comprising a pistol casing, a trigger, a hammer, meanscarried by the trigger for retracting the hammer, and cap engaging meansmovable with the trigger and normally held against movement by thehammer, said cap engaging means adapted to engage and progress a capstrip toward an anvil on said casing when the trigger is re tracted.

2. A pistol comprising a pistol casing, a trigger having an extendedbody portion, a hammer overlying said body portion, means carried by thetrigger at one side of the hammer for retracting the hammer, and capengaging means carried by the trigger on the opposite side of the hammerandnormally held against movement by the hammer, said cap engaging meansadapted to engage and progress a cap strip toward an anvil on saidcasing when the trigger is retracted.

3. A pistol comprising a pistol casing, a trigger, a hammer, meansnormally urged toward the hammer and carried by the trigger forretracting the hammer, and cap engaging means normally urged toward thecap strip and normally held against movement by the hammer, said capengaging means adapted to engage and progress a cap strip toward ananvil in said casing when the trigger is retracted.

4. A pistol comprising a pistol casin a.

trigger, a spring acting on the trigger, a hammer, a spring acting onsaid hammer, means carried by the trigger and normally urged by a weakspring toward the hammer, said means being adapted to engage and retractthe hammer, and cap engaging-means normally urged toward a cap strip bya weak spring, said cap engaging means being movable with the triggerand normally held against movement by the hammer, said cap engagingmeans adapted to engage and progress said cap strip toward an anvil onsaid casing when the trigger is retracted.

5. A pistol comprising a pistol casing, a trigger having an enlargedbody portion, a hammer pivotally mounted on said casing, an actuatorpivotally mounted on the trigger and normally urged into engagement withsaid hammer, a cap engaging member pivotally mounted on said trigger andnormally urged toward a cap strip, and means carried by the trigger andengaging in a slot in the casing for guiding and limiting the move mentof said trigger, said cap engaging memher being normally held againstthe action of said spring by said hammer.

6. A pistol comprising a pistol casing, a

trigger having an extended body portion, a hammer pivotally mounted onthe casing, an actuator pivotally carried by the trigger for retractingthe hammer, a cap engaging menrber pivotally mounted on said trigger andadapted to engage and move a cap strip, an anvil, and means adjacentsaid anvil cooperating with said cap engaging member to guide the capstrip toward the said anvil in its movement under the action of said capengaging member when the trigger is pulled, said cap engaging memberbeing normally held against the action of said spring by said hammer.

7. A pistol comprising a pistol casing, a trigger, a hammer, an actuatorcarried by the trigger and adapted to engage the hammer, a cap engagingmember carried by the trigger and adapted to engage and move a capstrip, and springs engaging the trigger and actuator and the trigger andcap engaging member and interposed between the actuator and cap engagingmember and the trigger, said cap engaging member being normally heldagainst the action of said spring by said hammer.

8. A pistol comprising a pistol casing, a trigger, a hammer, an actuatorcarried by the trigger and adapted to engage the hammer, a cap engagingmember carried by the trigger and adapted to engage and move a capstrip, springs engaging the trigger and actuator and the trigger and capengaging member and interposed between the actuator and cap engagingmember and the trigger, and a spring engaging said tri 'g'er andinterposed between the trigger and the pistol casing.

9. A pistol comprising a pistol casing, a trigger, a hammer, meanscarried by the trigger for retracting the hammer, and cap'engaging meansnormally urged toward a cap strip but limited in its movement by saidhammer, said cap engaging means being movable with the trigger andnormally held against movement by the hammer, said cap engaging meansadapted to engage and progress said cap strip toward an anvil on saidcasing when the trigger is retracted.

10. A pistol comprising a pistol casing composed of mated castingssecured together, a cover plate independent of said castings andpivotally mounted thereon, one of said castings having a projectionengaging an opening in said cover plate and'the other casting having anextended portion overlying the free end of said projection and the pointof engagement of said cover plate, an enlarged portion formed on one ofsaid castings and a cooperating lug formed on the other casting wherebywhen the cover plate is closed, it will be frictionally held betweensaid lug and enlarged portion.

11. A pistol comprising a pistol casing, a trigger, a hammer, a coilspring acting on said hammer and underlying the hammer,

one leg of the spring engaging :1; lug on the hammer and the other legengaging a lug formed integral with the casing, a coil spring acting onthe trigger, the coil of said spring and one leg thereof being disposedin a groove formed in the casting underlying the trigger, and the otherleg engaging a lu'g on the trigger, and cap engaging means operable bysaid trigger. V V I In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. Ip p g 7 EDWARD S. PEAKE,

